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Answer Slack questions about sent proposals

Get a current sent-proposal list when someone asks in Slack, then bring the useful details back into the conversation.

Trigger

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

Action

Get Sent Proposals

Tool to retrieve all sent proposals. use after dispatching proposals to clients to list them.

Why this helps

Finding proposal status means leaving the conversation, opening another tool, and rebuilding context.

  • Respond to status questions with current information.
  • Keep proposal research tied to the conversation that prompted it.
  • Reduce repeated manual searches.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Better Proposals to Notis once.
  • 2In the portal, create an automation with a plain-language instruction to retrieve sent proposals when a channel request asks for them and summarize relevant results.
  • 3Select the Slack channel message trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
  • 4Test with one real Slack request about a sent proposal.

Questions about this workflow

Does this send a proposal to a client?

No. It retrieves sent proposals and prepares a summary for the Slack conversation.

Can I ask about a particular client?

Describe the client or proposal context in the Slack request so Notis can use it when retrieving and summarizing results.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Better proposals. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slack triggers

Better proposals actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Get All Document Types

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all document types. use when you need to display or select a document type id.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Company

Tool to create a new company. use after confirming the company does not already exist.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Create Document Type

Tool to create a new document type. use after confirming the desired type name does not already exist.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Create Proposal Cover

Tool to create a new proposal cover design. use when you need a custom cover design before sending out a proposal. use after finalizing cover settings.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Get All Companies

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all companies. use when listing available companies for display or selection.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get All Currencies

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all currencies. use when listing available currency options before selection.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get All Document Types

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all document types. use when you need to display or select a document type id.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get All Proposals

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all proposals. use when you need to fetch proposals list after validating credentials.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Better proposals, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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